The Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy, Ministry of Defence, and Health and Safety Executive are, in combination, consulting on how to transpose the emergency preparedness elements of the Basic Safety Standards Directive 2013 (BSSD 2013) into UK law.

This consultation is relevant to those working with radiological material, in particular where an emergency as a result of that work might have an impact on the public. Consultation closes 17th November.

https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/revised-requirements-for-radiological-protection-emergency-preparedness-and-response

The Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy, The Welsh Government, The Scottish Government, and The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (Northern Ireland) are, in combination, seeking views on the proposals for implementing the requirements of the 2013 Euratom Basic Safety Standards Directive (2013/59/EURATOM) in relation to planned and existing public exposure situations and the justification of practices involving ionising radiation.

The Directive lays down safety standards for protecting against the dangers arising from exposure to ionising radiation. Consultation closes 15th November.

https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/revised-requirements-for-radiological-protection-regulation-of-public-exposures-and-the-justification-of-practices

The Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy is consulting on plans to introduce a support programme to increase industry confidence in identifying and investing in opportunities for recovering and reusing waste heat from industrial processes and increase the deployment of recoverable heat technologies in industry. The purpose of this consultation is to:

test the proposed design of the Industrial Heat Recovery Support Programme (IHRS) gather additional evidence on the enablers and barriers to recovering industrial waste heat, to ensure the scheme is appropriately designed and maximises value for money start to identify a potential pipeline of projects from across industry sectors

Consultation closes 4th January 2018. https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/industrial-heat-recovery-support-programme

The Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy is consulting proposals for Streamlined Energy and Carbon Reporting within the Companies Act 2006 business reporting framework.  This consultation is asking for views on:

mandatory annual reporting and disclosure of energy and carbon information through Company Accounts who these requirements should apply to reporting of cost-effective energy efficiency opportunities, such as those identified through ESOS audits, and action taken on these complementary disclosures electronic reporting

Consultation closes 4th January 2018. https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/streamlined-energy-and-carbon-reporting